The Beast of Bodmin, also known as the beast of Bodmin Moor is a phantom wild cat believed to live in Cornwall, UK. The Beast of Bodmin became the centre of numerous sightings, with occassional reports of attacked livestock. The beast is supposedly a panther-like cat or even a whole species of cat purported to be living in the Bodmin Moor area. In general however, scientists reject the claims due to the larger numbers of big cats required to maintain a stable breeding population. Never the less, for many years the Beast of Bodmin remained a popular topic of local folklore, with occasional mention in national newspapers.

1372. Which one of the following best replaces "supposedly" while maintaining the meaning of the sentence?

(a) Evidently

(b) Plainly

(c) Purportedly

(d) Questionably

1373. Which one of the following best replaces "maintain" while maintaining the meaning of the sentence?